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06 APRIL 1941 (Part I)
Losses
Armed yacht TORRENT (RN 336 grt), former ANNA MARIE, was sunk by mining off Falmouth.
[NO IMAGE FOUND]
AMC COMORIN ( RN 15116 GRT), carrying military personnel for Freetown and escorting steamer GLENARTNEY with military stores for Suez, was escorted by DD LINCOLN when she caught fire in the Nth Atlantic. LINCOLN took off 121 survivors. British steamer GLENARTNEY rescued 104 survivors. DD BROKE arriving on the scene was called to assist and rescued 180 survivors. DD BROKE scuttled the crippled cruiser. 14 ratings were lost in the cruiser.
U.94 sank tkr LINCOLN ELLSWORTH (Nor 5580 grt) WSW of Iceland. Outward bound from Reykjavik to Trinidad, empty and with a crew of 29, the ship was hit at 1530 hrs on the port side forward of amidships by one G7a torpedo from U-94 about 150 miles WSW of Iceland. At 1601 hours, the tkr was hit aft by a coup de grace and developed a list to port, but did not sink. The U-boat surfaced and fired 121 rounds from the deck gun of which about 100 were hits, set the ship on fire and caused her to sink by the stern about 1700 hrs.
The crew had abandoned ship in two lifeboats after the first hit. The master and 12 survivors in one lifeboat were picked up after two days by HMS DERBYSHIRE off Sandar and landed at Reykjavik, while the survivors in the other boat were rescued by several small Icelandic fishing boats out of Hellissandur on 8 April.
Steamer DUNSTAN (UK 5149 grt) was sunk by the LW German bombing in the Western Approaches. Two crew were lost on the steamer. DD BOADICEA rescued the survivors.
Steamer NICOLAOU ZOGRAFIA (GK 7156 grt) was sunk by the LW in the Western Approaches. The entire crew of thirty one was rescued by destroyer ESKIMO which took them to Greenock, arriving on the 7th. DD ESKIMO arrived back at Scapa Flow on the 8th.
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Steamer OLGA S.(UK 2252 grt) was sunk by the LW in the Western Approaches. Four crew were lost.
Trawler DANELAND (UK 289 grt) was sunk by the LW 30 miles north by one half mile west of Rathlin O'Birne Island (off the west coast of Donegal). The entire crew was rescued.
Trawler NAERABERG (Faroes 352 grt) was sunk by the LW in Northern Waters. The entire crew was rescued.
[NO IMAGE FOUND]
UBOATS
At Sea 06 April 1941
U-46, U-48, U-52, U-69, U-73, U-74, U-94, U-97 U-98, U-101, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-124
16 Boats at Sea
OPERATIONS
North Sea
British steamer GLENFINLAS was damaged by LW in the Nth Sea of the East Coast of England. 11 crew were killed. The steamer was towed to Harwich arriving on the 7th. She was repaired in the Tyne.
Northern Patrol
Northern Waters
West Coast
OB.308 departed Liverpool, escort DDs CALDWELL, RAMSEY, RIPLEY, and VOLUNTEER, and corvettes HYDRANGEA, TULIP, and WALLFLOWER. Corvette WALLFLOWER was detached on the 10th. The escort was detached on the 11th when the convoy dispersed.
OG.58 departed Liverpool escort DDs BURWELL and WATCHMAN, sloops FLEETWOOD and WELLINGTON, corvettes AMARANTHUS, ARABIS, HELIOTROPE, and PRIMULA, special service vessel FIDELITY, and ASW trawlers NORTHERN GEM and NORTHERN SPRAY. DD MALCOLM joined the escort on the 9th. The 3 DDs, sloop FLEETWOOD, corvettes ARABIS and HELIOTROPE, and the two trawlers were detached on the 12th. On the 21st, the convoy arrived at Gibraltar escorted by sloop WELLINGTON, corvette PRIMULA, RNeN submarine O.21, and special service vessel FIDELITY. Corvette AMARANTHUS had been detached several days earlier due to shortage of supplies and arrived at Gibraltar on the 19th.
Western Approaches
SW Approaches
The German Battlecruisers holed up in Brest were reported preparing to leave port on the 6th. The proximity of major military and important civil convoys in the area forced the RN to commit substantial forces to a significant containment action
BB KG V departed Gibraltar on the 6th and joined CL KENYA which had departed Greenock. DDs SOMALI, BEDOUIN, MATABELE, and MASHONA joined KGV to be in interception positions against the DKM Heavy unitsby the morning of the 8th.
CA LONDON was ordered to relieve BC REPULSE escorting CVL FURIOUS and CVE ARGUS and British steamer NARKUNDA from Gibraltar. The group was to steam along the meridian 23W.
BB QUEEN ELIZABETH and BC REPULSE were ordered to take up interception positions of the German Battlecruiser force by the 9th.
Channel
BC HOOD and DDs ELECTRA, ESCAPADE, and TARTAR arrived at Scapa Flow5 for refuelling. HOOD and DDs ZULU, MAORI, and ARROW departed that evening to take up interception positions by the early hours of the 8th. DD COSSACK departed Londonderry on the 9th to join the HOOD group on the 11th. Thgis was arduous service, and on the 10th DD ARROW was detached to refuel at Londonderry. On the 12th DDs MAORI and ZULU were detached to Londonderry to refuel. HOOD and DDs COSSACK, ZULU, and MAORI returned to Scapa Flow on the 14th. DD ARROW, which was unable to maintain the speed and had been detached, arrived at Scapa Flow at just after sunrise on the 15th.
British Coastal Command aircraft attacked German destroyers STEINBRINCK, IHN, and HEINEMANN off Brest. DD IHN was near missed by bombs causing problems to her delicate machinery. She was narrowly missed by two torpedoes. The RAF was beginning to mount challenges to German control of the channel airspace after many months of having conceded it to them.
Losses
Armed yacht TORRENT (RN 336 grt), former ANNA MARIE, was sunk by mining off Falmouth.
[NO IMAGE FOUND]
AMC COMORIN ( RN 15116 GRT), carrying military personnel for Freetown and escorting steamer GLENARTNEY with military stores for Suez, was escorted by DD LINCOLN when she caught fire in the Nth Atlantic. LINCOLN took off 121 survivors. British steamer GLENARTNEY rescued 104 survivors. DD BROKE arriving on the scene was called to assist and rescued 180 survivors. DD BROKE scuttled the crippled cruiser. 14 ratings were lost in the cruiser.
U.94 sank tkr LINCOLN ELLSWORTH (Nor 5580 grt) WSW of Iceland. Outward bound from Reykjavik to Trinidad, empty and with a crew of 29, the ship was hit at 1530 hrs on the port side forward of amidships by one G7a torpedo from U-94 about 150 miles WSW of Iceland. At 1601 hours, the tkr was hit aft by a coup de grace and developed a list to port, but did not sink. The U-boat surfaced and fired 121 rounds from the deck gun of which about 100 were hits, set the ship on fire and caused her to sink by the stern about 1700 hrs.
The crew had abandoned ship in two lifeboats after the first hit. The master and 12 survivors in one lifeboat were picked up after two days by HMS DERBYSHIRE off Sandar and landed at Reykjavik, while the survivors in the other boat were rescued by several small Icelandic fishing boats out of Hellissandur on 8 April.
Steamer DUNSTAN (UK 5149 grt) was sunk by the LW German bombing in the Western Approaches. Two crew were lost on the steamer. DD BOADICEA rescued the survivors.
Steamer NICOLAOU ZOGRAFIA (GK 7156 grt) was sunk by the LW in the Western Approaches. The entire crew of thirty one was rescued by destroyer ESKIMO which took them to Greenock, arriving on the 7th. DD ESKIMO arrived back at Scapa Flow on the 8th.
[NO IMAGE FOUND]
Steamer OLGA S.(UK 2252 grt) was sunk by the LW in the Western Approaches. Four crew were lost.
Trawler DANELAND (UK 289 grt) was sunk by the LW 30 miles north by one half mile west of Rathlin O'Birne Island (off the west coast of Donegal). The entire crew was rescued.
Trawler NAERABERG (Faroes 352 grt) was sunk by the LW in Northern Waters. The entire crew was rescued.
[NO IMAGE FOUND]
UBOATS
At Sea 06 April 1941
U-46, U-48, U-52, U-69, U-73, U-74, U-94, U-97 U-98, U-101, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-124
16 Boats at Sea
OPERATIONS
North Sea
British steamer GLENFINLAS was damaged by LW in the Nth Sea of the East Coast of England. 11 crew were killed. The steamer was towed to Harwich arriving on the 7th. She was repaired in the Tyne.
Northern Patrol
Northern Waters
West Coast
OB.308 departed Liverpool, escort DDs CALDWELL, RAMSEY, RIPLEY, and VOLUNTEER, and corvettes HYDRANGEA, TULIP, and WALLFLOWER. Corvette WALLFLOWER was detached on the 10th. The escort was detached on the 11th when the convoy dispersed.
OG.58 departed Liverpool escort DDs BURWELL and WATCHMAN, sloops FLEETWOOD and WELLINGTON, corvettes AMARANTHUS, ARABIS, HELIOTROPE, and PRIMULA, special service vessel FIDELITY, and ASW trawlers NORTHERN GEM and NORTHERN SPRAY. DD MALCOLM joined the escort on the 9th. The 3 DDs, sloop FLEETWOOD, corvettes ARABIS and HELIOTROPE, and the two trawlers were detached on the 12th. On the 21st, the convoy arrived at Gibraltar escorted by sloop WELLINGTON, corvette PRIMULA, RNeN submarine O.21, and special service vessel FIDELITY. Corvette AMARANTHUS had been detached several days earlier due to shortage of supplies and arrived at Gibraltar on the 19th.
Western Approaches
SW Approaches
The German Battlecruisers holed up in Brest were reported preparing to leave port on the 6th. The proximity of major military and important civil convoys in the area forced the RN to commit substantial forces to a significant containment action
BB KG V departed Gibraltar on the 6th and joined CL KENYA which had departed Greenock. DDs SOMALI, BEDOUIN, MATABELE, and MASHONA joined KGV to be in interception positions against the DKM Heavy unitsby the morning of the 8th.
CA LONDON was ordered to relieve BC REPULSE escorting CVL FURIOUS and CVE ARGUS and British steamer NARKUNDA from Gibraltar. The group was to steam along the meridian 23W.
BB QUEEN ELIZABETH and BC REPULSE were ordered to take up interception positions of the German Battlecruiser force by the 9th.
Channel
BC HOOD and DDs ELECTRA, ESCAPADE, and TARTAR arrived at Scapa Flow5 for refuelling. HOOD and DDs ZULU, MAORI, and ARROW departed that evening to take up interception positions by the early hours of the 8th. DD COSSACK departed Londonderry on the 9th to join the HOOD group on the 11th. Thgis was arduous service, and on the 10th DD ARROW was detached to refuel at Londonderry. On the 12th DDs MAORI and ZULU were detached to Londonderry to refuel. HOOD and DDs COSSACK, ZULU, and MAORI returned to Scapa Flow on the 14th. DD ARROW, which was unable to maintain the speed and had been detached, arrived at Scapa Flow at just after sunrise on the 15th.
British Coastal Command aircraft attacked German destroyers STEINBRINCK, IHN, and HEINEMANN off Brest. DD IHN was near missed by bombs causing problems to her delicate machinery. She was narrowly missed by two torpedoes. The RAF was beginning to mount challenges to German control of the channel airspace after many months of having conceded it to them.
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